今年欧洲LNG进口量预计将飙升至1亿吨

据气体加工及液化天然气2020年1月31日报道，分析师称，去年流入欧洲的液化天然气(LNG)创下了新的历史纪录，而今年欧洲的LNG进口量有望增加到1亿吨。

由于日本和韩国的LNG需求下降，欧洲已成为亚洲不需要的LNG货物的主要流向目的地。

分析师预计，去年欧洲大约进口了创纪录的8500万吨LNG，而今年欧洲预计将增加进口1000万吨LNG。

Refinitiv分析师在本周的一份报告中称：“在亚洲未交付的LNG货物将主要运往欧洲西北部地区，该地区在LNG供应过剩时期扮演着关键的平衡角色。”

他们补充称，今年平均将有78船LNG货物进入欧洲，这可能使欧洲今年的LNG总进口量增加到9600万吨。

相比之下，去年欧洲向全球最大的LNG进口国日本出口了大约7600万吨LNG。

李峻 编译自 Gas Processing & LNG

原文如下：

Europe's LNG imports expected to soar to 100 M tons in 2020

After a record influx of liquefied natural gas (LNG) into Europe last year, the region is>With LNG demand falling in Japan and South Korea last year, Europe has become the major destination for cargoes unwanted in Asia.

Analysts expect that from a record of around 85 million tonnes of LNG delivered to Europe last year, the region will increase its purchases by more than 10 million tonnes in 2020.

“Uncommitted cargoes will largely end up in northwest Europe, a region which plays a key balancing role in periods of oversupply,” Refinitiv analysts said in a report this week.

The excess will average around 78 cargoes this year, they added, which may increase Europe’s imports to 96 million tonnes.

For comparison, around 76 million tonnes were delivered last year to Japan, the world’s largest LNG importing country.